Professor Rebecca J Jones PhD CPsychol is a Managing Consultant, leading coaching and development programmes at Shape Talent. She is also a Professor in Coaching and Behavioural Change, having led coaching research and education at Henley Business School for over 8 years. Rebecca’s research interests lie in examining the factors that influence coaching effectiveness, and she works with organisations to create diverse and inclusive workplaces using coaching and psychological theory and research to achieve sustained behaviour change. Rebecca is the author of the books ‘Simplifying Inclusive Leadership’, ‘Key Topics in Coaching Psychology’ and ‘Coaching with Research in Mind’. She has published her research in globally renowned journals and has been cited in the FT, Forbes.com and People Management.

Sharon Peake is a gender equity expert, a Chartered Psychologist and coach, and the Founder and CEO of Shape Talent. Her research has identified the most significant barriers to women’s career progression and this, combined with her significant corporate experience, has informed the development of the methodology underpinning Shape Talent’s evidence-based solutions: the Three Barriers Model®. Shape Talent’s women’s acceleration programmes have benefited over 1,700 participants, in over 45 countries and across six continents. Sharon is a keynote speaker and has been cited in the Guardian, Metro, Forbes.com, Psychologies magazine, People Management, UNLEASH, Business Leader, Business Reporter and more.